EP2232781A4 - Evolution of ethernet networks - Google Patents

Evolution of ethernet networks

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Publication number
EP2232781A4
EP2232781A4 EP20080865602 EP08865602A EP2232781A4 EP 2232781 A4 EP2232781 A4 EP 2232781A4 EP 20080865602 EP20080865602 EP 20080865602 EP 08865602 A EP08865602 A EP 08865602A EP 2232781 A4 EP2232781 A4 EP 2232781A4
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Prior art keywords
evolution
ethernet networks
ethernet
networks
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2232781A1 (en
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Nigel Bragg
David Allan
Simon Parry
Robert Friskney
Simon Brueckheimer
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Rockstar Consortium US LP
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Nortel Networks Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/46—Interconnection of networks
    • H04L12/4641—Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/46—Interconnection of networks
    • H04L12/4604—LAN interconnection over a backbone network, e.g. Internet, Frame Relay
    • H04L12/462—LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/46—Interconnection of networks
    • H04L12/4641—Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN]
    • H04L12/4645—Details on frame tagging
    • H04L12/465—Details on frame tagging wherein a single frame includes a plurality of VLAN tags
    • H04L12/4654—Details on frame tagging wherein a single frame includes a plurality of VLAN tags wherein a VLAN tag represents a customer VLAN, e.g. C-Tag
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/46—Interconnection of networks
    • H04L12/4641—Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN]
    • H04L12/4645—Details on frame tagging
    • H04L12/465—Details on frame tagging wherein a single frame includes a plurality of VLAN tags
    • H04L12/4658—Details on frame tagging wherein a single frame includes a plurality of VLAN tags wherein a VLAN tag represents a service provider backbone VLAN, e.g. B-Tag, S-Tag
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L12/00—Data switching networks
    • H04L12/28—Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
    • H04L12/46—Interconnection of networks
    • H04L12/4641—Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN]
    • H04L12/4645—Details on frame tagging
    • H04L12/465—Details on frame tagging wherein a single frame includes a plurality of VLAN tags
    • H04L12/4662—Details on frame tagging wherein a single frame includes a plurality of VLAN tags wherein a VLAN tag represents a service instance, e.g. I-SID in PBB
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/12—Discovery or management of network topologies
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
    • H04L43/50—Testing arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L45/00—Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks
    • H04L45/74—Address processing for routing
    • H04L45/745—Address table lookup; Address filtering
EP20080865602 2007-12-21 2008-12-19 Evolution of ethernet networks Withdrawn EP2232781A4 (en)

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US11/962,476 US8005081B2 (en) 2007-12-21 2007-12-21 Evolution of ethernet networks
PCT/CA2008/002234 WO2009079771A1 (en) 2007-12-21 2008-12-19 Evolution of ethernet networks

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